The Pantano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,532 people carried this name — #18,166 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 192,300 people counted. That is up 10% from 1,396 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,306 people named Pantano live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 87 people named Pantano.
Most of them — 47 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
69 people named Pantano live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 30 people named Pantano live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Pantano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Edoardo Pantano 1842–1932 · writer
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Francesca Gringeri Pantano 1946– · art historian
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Franco Pantano 1960– · rower
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Stefano Pantano 1962– · radio personality
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Ilario Pantano 1971– · military officer
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Alessandra Pantano 1975– · university teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pantano.
- Pannier 463 · U.S. census
- Pano 596 · U.S. census
- Panossian 278 · U.S. census
- Panse 194 · U.S. census
- Pantaleo 966 · U.S. census
- Pantaleon 2,467 · U.S. census
- Pantel 347 · U.S. census
- Panter 1,528 · U.S. census
- Pantin 278 · U.S. census
- Panza 1,296 · U.S. census
- Paoletti 1,119 · U.S. census
- Paoli 1,239 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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